Isaías 42
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Promesa de Dios a Su Siervo
42 »Este es Mi Siervo(A), a quien Yo sostengo,
Mi escogido(B), en quien Mi alma se complace(C).
He puesto Mi Espíritu sobre Él(D);
Él traerá justicia a las naciones[a](E).
2 -»No clamará ni alzará Su voz,
Ni hará oír Su voz en la calle.
3 -»No quebrará la caña cascada,
Ni apagará la mecha que casi no arde;
Con fidelidad traerá justicia[b](F).
4 -»No se desanimará ni desfallecerá(G)
Hasta que haya establecido en la tierra la justicia[c].
Su ley esperarán las costas[d](H)».
5 ¶Así dice Dios el Señor,
Que crea los cielos y los extiende(I),
Que afirma[e] la tierra(J) y lo que de ella brota[f](K),
Que da aliento al pueblo que hay en ella(L),
Y espíritu a los que por ella andan:
6 «Yo soy el Señor, en justicia te he llamado(M).
Te sostendré por la mano(N) y por ti velaré(O),
Y te pondré como pacto para el pueblo(P),
Como luz para las naciones(Q),
7 Para que abras los ojos a los ciegos(R),
Para que saques de la cárcel a los presos(S),
Y de la prisión a los que moran en tinieblas.
8 -»Yo soy el Señor(T), ese es Mi nombre(U);
Mi gloria a otro no daré(V),
Ni Mi alabanza a imágenes talladas[g](W).
9 -»Las cosas anteriores ya se han cumplido(X),
Y Yo anuncio cosas nuevas(Y);
Antes que sucedan[h], se las anuncio».
Canto triunfal
10 ¶Canten al Señor un cántico nuevo(Z),
Canten Su alabanza desde los confines de la tierra(AA),
Los que descienden al mar(AB) y cuanto hay en él(AC),
Las islas[i](AD) y sus moradores.
11 Levanten la voz el desierto(AE) y sus ciudades,
Las aldeas donde habita Cedar(AF).
Canten de júbilo los habitantes de Sela(AG),
Desde las cimas de los montes griten de alegría(AH).
12 Den gloria al Señor(AI),
Y proclamen en las costas[j](AJ) Su alabanza.
13 El Señor como guerrero saldrá(AK),
Como hombre de guerra despertará Su celo(AL).
Gritará, sí, lanzará un grito de guerra,
Contra Sus enemigos prevalecerá(AM).
14 ¶Por mucho tiempo he guardado silencio(AN),
He estado callado y me he contenido.
Pero ahora grito como mujer de parto,
Resuello y jadeo a la vez.
15 Asolaré montes y collados(AO),
Y secaré toda su vegetación.
Convertiré los ríos en islas[k](AP),
Y las lagunas secaré.
16 Conduciré a los ciegos por un camino que no conocen,
Por sendas que no conocen los guiaré(AQ);
Cambiaré delante de ellos las tinieblas en luz(AR)
Y lo escabroso en llanura(AS).
Estas cosas haré,
Y no las dejaré sin hacer(AT).
17 Serán vueltos atrás y completamente avergonzados,
Los que confían en ídolos[l](AU),
Los que dicen a las imágenes fundidas:
Ustedes son nuestros dioses.
18 ¶Sordos, oigan;
Ciegos, miren y vean(AV).
19 ¿Quién es ciego sino Mi siervo(AW),
O tan sordo como el mensajero(AX) a quien envío?
¿Quién es tan ciego como el que está en paz[m](AY) conmigo,
O tan ciego como el siervo del Señor?
20 Tú has visto muchas cosas, pero no las observas.
Los oídos están abiertos, pero nadie oye(AZ).
21 El Señor se agradó por causa de Su justicia
En hacer la ley grande y gloriosa(BA).
22 Pero este es un pueblo saqueado y despojado,
Todos están atrapados en cuevas[n](BB),
O escondidos en prisiones(BC).
Se han convertido en presa sin que nadie los libre
Y en despojo sin que nadie diga: «Devuélvelos».
23 ¶¿Quién de ustedes prestará oído a esto?
¿Quién pondrá atención y escuchará en el futuro?
24 ¿Quién entregó a Jacob al despojo,
Y a Israel a los saqueadores?
¿No fue el Señor, contra quien pecamos?
En Sus caminos no quisieron andar(BD),
Ni obedecieron Su ley(BE).
25 Por eso derramó sobre él el ardor de Su ira
Y la violencia de la batalla.
Le prendió fuego por todos lados(BF),
Pero él no se dio cuenta;
Lo consumió, pero él no hizo caso[o](BG).
Footnotes
- 42:1 O a los gentiles.
- 42:3 O el derecho.
- 42:4 O el derecho.
- 42:4 O islas.
- 42:5 Lit. expande.
- 42:5 O y su vegetación.
- 42:8 O ídolos.
- 42:9 Lit. broten.
- 42:10 O costas.
- 42:12 O islas.
- 42:15 O costas.
- 42:17 O imágenes talladas.
- 42:19 O el consagrado.
- 42:22 O agujeros.
- 42:25 Lit. no lo puso en el corazón.
Isaiah 42
King James Version
42 Behold my servant, whom I uphold; mine elect, in whom my soul delighteth; I have put my spirit upon him: he shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles.
2 He shall not cry, nor lift up, nor cause his voice to be heard in the street.
3 A bruised reed shall he not break, and the smoking flax shall he not quench: he shall bring forth judgment unto truth.
4 He shall not fail nor be discouraged, till he have set judgment in the earth: and the isles shall wait for his law.
5 Thus saith God the Lord, he that created the heavens, and stretched them out; he that spread forth the earth, and that which cometh out of it; he that giveth breath unto the people upon it, and spirit to them that walk therein:
6 I the Lord have called thee in righteousness, and will hold thine hand, and will keep thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, for a light of the Gentiles;
7 To open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the prison, and them that sit in darkness out of the prison house.
8 I am the Lord: that is my name: and my glory will I not give to another, neither my praise to graven images.
9 Behold, the former things are come to pass, and new things do I declare: before they spring forth I tell you of them.
10 Sing unto the Lord a new song, and his praise from the end of the earth, ye that go down to the sea, and all that is therein; the isles, and the inhabitants thereof.
11 Let the wilderness and the cities thereof lift up their voice, the villages that Kedar doth inhabit: let the inhabitants of the rock sing, let them shout from the top of the mountains.
12 Let them give glory unto the Lord, and declare his praise in the islands.
13 The Lord shall go forth as a mighty man, he shall stir up jealousy like a man of war: he shall cry, yea, roar; he shall prevail against his enemies.
14 I have long time holden my peace; I have been still, and refrained myself: now will I cry like a travailing woman; I will destroy and devour at once.
15 I will make waste mountains and hills, and dry up all their herbs; and I will make the rivers islands, and I will dry up the pools.
16 And I will bring the blind by a way that they knew not; I will lead them in paths that they have not known: I will make darkness light before them, and crooked things straight. These things will I do unto them, and not forsake them.
17 They shall be turned back, they shall be greatly ashamed, that trust in graven images, that say to the molten images, Ye are our gods.
18 Hear, ye deaf; and look, ye blind, that ye may see.
19 Who is blind, but my servant? or deaf, as my messenger that I sent? who is blind as he that is perfect, and blind as the Lord's servant?
20 Seeing many things, but thou observest not; opening the ears, but he heareth not.
21 The Lord is well pleased for his righteousness' sake; he will magnify the law, and make it honourable.
22 But this is a people robbed and spoiled; they are all of them snared in holes, and they are hid in prison houses: they are for a prey, and none delivereth; for a spoil, and none saith, Restore.
23 Who among you will give ear to this? who will hearken and hear for the time to come?
24 Who gave Jacob for a spoil, and Israel to the robbers? did not the Lord, he against whom we have sinned? for they would not walk in his ways, neither were they obedient unto his law.
25 Therefore he hath poured upon him the fury of his anger, and the strength of battle: and it hath set him on fire round about, yet he knew not; and it burned him, yet he laid it not to heart.
Isaiah 42
English Standard Version
The Lord's Chosen Servant
42 (A)Behold (B)my servant, whom I uphold,
my chosen, (C)in whom my soul delights;
(D)I have put my Spirit upon him;
(E)he will bring forth justice to the nations.
2 He will not cry aloud or lift up his voice,
or make it heard in the street;
3 (F)a bruised reed he will not break,
and a faintly burning wick he will not quench;
(G)he will faithfully bring forth justice.
4 He will not grow faint or be discouraged[a]
till he has established justice in the earth;
and (H)the coastlands wait for his law.
5 Thus says God, the Lord,
who created the heavens (I)and stretched them out,
who spread out the earth and what comes from it,
(J)who gives breath to the people on it
and spirit to those who walk in it:
6 “I am the Lord; (K)I have called you[b] in righteousness;
I will take you by the hand and keep you;
I will give you (L)as a covenant for the people,
(M)a light for the nations,
7 (N)to open the eyes that are blind,
to bring out the prisoners from the dungeon,
(O)from the prison those who sit in darkness.
8 I am the Lord; that is my name;
(P)my glory I give to no other,
nor my praise to carved idols.
9 Behold, the former things have come to pass,
(Q)and new things I now declare;
before they spring forth
I tell you of them.”
Sing to the Lord a New Song
10 (R)Sing to the Lord a new song,
his praise from the end of the earth,
(S)you who go down to the sea, and all that fills it,
(T)the coastlands and their inhabitants.
11 Let the desert and its cities lift up their voice,
the villages that (U)Kedar inhabits;
let the habitants of (V)Sela sing for joy,
let them shout from the top of the mountains.
12 Let them give glory to the Lord,
and declare his praise in (W)the coastlands.
13 (X)The Lord goes out like a mighty man,
like a man of war (Y)he stirs up his zeal;
he cries out, (Z)he shouts aloud,
he shows himself mighty against his foes.
14 For a long time I have held my peace;
I have kept still and restrained myself;
now I will cry out (AA)like a woman in labor;
I will gasp and pant.
15 (AB)I will lay waste mountains and hills,
and dry up all their vegetation;
I will turn the rivers into islands,[c]
and dry up the pools.
16 (AC)And I will lead the blind
in a way that they do not know,
in paths that they have not known
I will guide them.
I will turn the darkness before them into light,
(AD)the rough places into level ground.
These are the things I do,
and I do not forsake them.
17 (AE)They are turned back and utterly put to shame,
who trust in carved idols,
who say to metal images,
“You are our gods.”
Israel's Failure to Hear and See
18 Hear, you deaf,
and look, you blind, that you may see!
19 Who is blind but my servant,
or deaf as my messenger whom I send?
Who is blind as my dedicated one,[d]
or blind as the servant of the Lord?
20 (AF)He sees many things, but does not observe them;
(AG)his ears are open, but he does not hear.
21 The Lord was pleased, for his righteousness' sake,
to magnify his law and make it glorious.
22 But this is a people plundered and looted;
they are all of them trapped in holes
(AH)and hidden in prisons;
they have become plunder with none to rescue,
spoil with none to say, “Restore!”
23 Who among you will give ear to this,
will attend and listen for the time to come?
24 Who gave up Jacob to the looter,
and Israel to the plunderers?
Was it not the Lord, against whom we have sinned,
in whose ways they would not walk,
and whose law they would not obey?
25 So he poured on him the heat of his anger
and the might of battle;
it set him on fire all around, (AI)but he did not understand;
it burned him up, (AJ)but he did not take it to heart.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 42:4 Or bruised
- Isaiah 42:6 The Hebrew for you is singular; four times in this verse
- Isaiah 42:15 Or into coastlands
- Isaiah 42:19 Or as the one at peace with me
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